Senior Principal Electronics Engineer - Infrastructure Architect

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 142,200 - 213,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking a Senior Principal Electronics Engineer specializing in Infrastructure Architecture. The position demands extensive experience in developing scalable datacenter systems and a proven track record in IaaS environments. Ideal candidates must possess a Bachelor's in a STEM field paired with extensive engineering experience, and an Active DoD Top Secret clearance is mandatory. This on-site role in California offers a competitive salary range of $142,200 to $213,400, along with significant opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8 years of related engineering experience or 6 years with a Master's degree or 4 years with a PhD.
• Experience in multi-tier storage solutions.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer requirements for Infrastructure as a Service.
• Monitor technology development in industry.
• Lead new design efforts for future systems.
• Provide technical leadership to cloud and infrastructure engineers.

Skills

Experience developing and deploying highly scalable datacenter systems to support IaaS models

Experience designing and developing on-premises and hybrid datacenter systems utilizing technologies such as VMware ESXi/VCF and Microsoft Azure

Scripting/programming in Python, PowerShell, Visual Basic, .Net, Java, C, C#

Infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform

Experience with automated documentation tools such as Sphinx or MkDocs

Ability to create end-to-end infrastructure blueprints/roadmaps

Active DoD Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM discipline

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history—from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work—and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Position

Senior Principal Electronics Engineer – Infrastructure Architect to be located in Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA, depending on the selected candidate’s preference. Familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct is required.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Understand and decompose customer requirements to support Infrastructure as a Service development and delivery across multiple business areas and baselines
• Monitor external technology development and maturation both in industry and within the company, applying new technologies and principles across programs to build a consistent technical vision for data center systems
• Participate in development and peer reviews
• Work with Thread Leads as well as system Responsible Engineers to develop acceptance criteria for engineering design and implementation, ensuring consistency of implementation across multiple business areas and baselines
• Lead new design and capture efforts across the enterprise to build the foundation for future systems and incorporate opportunities into existing programs
• Decompose complex issues into high-level executive briefs for program leadership
• Provide technical leadership to a team of cloud and infrastructure engineers
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and knowledge transfer to other team members during the implementation of technical solutions

NOTE: The selected candidate will be required to work full‑time, on‑site at the facility. There is no remote/hybrid/telework available. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; or Master’s degree and 6 years; or PhD and 4 years.
• Experience developing and deploying highly scalable datacenter systems to support IaaS models
• Experience designing and developing on‑premises and hybrid datacenter systems utilizing technologies such as VMware ESXi/VCF and Microsoft Azure
• Experience in scripting/programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Visual Basic, .Net, Java, C, and C#
• Experience designing and developing multi‑tier storage solutions
• Infrastructure automation experience with tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, etc.
• Experience with automated documentation tools such as Sphinx or MkDocs
• Experience with or ability to author and maintain technical installation, configuration, and update documentation
• Experience with or ability to create end‑to‑end infrastructure blueprints/roadmaps that meet scalability, reliability, security, and program SOW
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance (background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current applicable program access.
• Experience leading a technical team including estimating, assigning, and tracking work
• Experience with matrixed organizations and remote/distributed teams
• Proven track record of building and mentoring high‑performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management, and translate technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 – $213,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Executive positions may be eligible for long‑term incentives. Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Application period: estimated 20 days from posting date, subject to change based on business needs and candidate availability.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.